Powter was once a staple of the early 1990s, with her popular fitness infomercial business, but she eventually lost everything after her company filed for bankruptcy in 1995.<\/p>\n
\u2018Stop The Insanity\u2019 Susan Powter Exposes Truth Behind Fitness Empire\u2019s Collapse And Life Driving For Uber Eats<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Susan Powter admitted she had “lost hope” after going bankrupt.<\/p>\n (Getty Images)<\/p>\n During a recent interview, Powter said she didn\u2019t think she would be able to change her lifestyle after her downfall.<\/p>\n “No, I had lost hope. Not having an infrastructure at 68 years old, and there\u2019s no health insurance. It\u2019s frightening,” Powter said on the “Today” show.<\/a><\/p>\n Read On The Fox News App<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Her words reflected a fear that may confront millions of aging Americans as financial security slips away.<\/p>\n “I didn\u2019t go from Hollywood to Harbor Island in three years \u2026 That\u2019s the welfare hotel I stayed in \u2026 What happened was the loss of hope and fear. As you get older, and when the infrastructure isn\u2019t there, it\u2019s frightening. No health insurance\u2026” she said.<\/p>\n After years in the spotlight, at one point, Powter lost everything \u2014 her business, her financial security and eventually her footing.<\/p>\n She found herself barely making ends meet in Las Vegas<\/a>, working as an Uber Eats driver to survive.<\/p>\n Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Powter made her last Uber delivery during her interview.<\/p>\n In one final Uber ride, Powter picked up “Today” host Al Roker for an interview \u2014 a stark juxtaposition of where she\u2019d been and where she is currently.<\/p>\n “You kept pushing through,” Roker said.<\/p>\n WATCH: SUSAN POWTER REMEMBERS PAINFUL MOMENT SHE DELIVERED UBER EATS TO FRIEND LOUIE ANDERSON AFTER EMPIRE COLLAPSE<\/strong><\/p>\n “I wasn\u2019t going to go down like that,” Powter replied.<\/p>\n One Starbucks delivery she made with Roker earned her just $2.20.<\/p>\n When asked if there was anything she would miss about this chapter, Powter candidly replied, “I wouldn\u2019t say miss. I want an opportunity to reconstruct, to do properly what I did the first time \u2026 Seeing the love in real time online [from fans] \u2014 that\u2019s the most healing thing for me.”<\/p>\n ‘Biggest Loser’ Stars Jillian Michaels And Bob Harper’s Friendship Was Fractured Long Before Explosive Doc<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n As she completed her final Uber Eats delivery, the moment carried weight \u2014 not because her circumstances had suddenly changed, but because Powter realized that her outlook had.<\/p>\n The fitness expert<\/a> shared what her next journey would consist of.<\/p>\n “Everything is next. Nothing has changed, but absolutely everything has, because of possibility. Hope, a chance. Literally the most grateful I\u2019ve been in my whole life.”<\/p>\n WATCH: ’90S FITNESS GURU SUSAN POWTER GRATEFUL SHE CAN HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER HER MONEY IN CURRENT ERA<\/strong><\/p>\n She later reflected on what that shift in perspective means \u2014 not just for her, but for the countless Americans aging without financial or medical security.<\/p>\n Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “A chance, a possibility to move forward and heal. It doesn\u2019t have to automatically change, but I know things can and will. I very much lost hope that was possible. And a lot of people have lost hope.”<\/p>\n Powter continued to reveal what she plans to include in her next life adventure.<\/p>\n “Everything. The plan is everything. I\u2019m so proud to say that. I\u2019m going to get an RV. I\u2019m going to go out to America. I\u2019m going to meet the fabulousness out there. That\u2019s what I\u2019m going to focus on.”<\/p>\n Powter has a documentary called “Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter,” produced by Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a>. It premiered in November 2025 and explores her rise to fame and her fall.<\/p>\n She previously told Fox News Digital that she walked away from everything following lawsuits and mismanagement of her money by people she trusted.<\/p>\n![\"Split](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5f2f113de27d3a8343db30b7998381ed.jpeg\"\/)
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